All Blacks 2024

Bones

Didn't really see the crusaders game, but before this weekend I'd have Bower and Numia fighting it out for form loose head.

Chris

@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Didn't really see the crusaders game, but before this weekend I'd have Bower and Numia fighting it out for form loose head.

Bower had a pretty good game again solid in the scrum put in some hard yards around the field once again, Numia was also strong again.

Bones

@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

South Island brain in full effect.

The drunken rants can occasionally be fun but is there a reason why someone who deletes posts because he's bored of other people's conversations is allowed to carry on and say dickhead shit like this?

Bones

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Roigard was a big loss

9 is arguably the most open position. Ironically, Roigard's injury has opened up opportunities and the competition for the slot and the likes of Fakatava, TJP and Ratima seem to have upped their game.

They were already playing well before he got injured.

BerniesCorner

Things are looking good. The only downer is Silverlake. Thanks for the legacy NZR. Amateurs.

KiwiMurph

@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

There's a lot of competition for wing but Naholo must be giving the selectors food for thought.

He looks pretty good.
However, I think Sevu Reece, Mark Telea, Caleb Clarke and possibly Emoni Narawa are probably ahead of him because they are playing well and are more experienced.

Sure but things can change quickly - obviously injuries but Reece is rumoured to be off overseas - Narawa has played 1 test and Clarke needs to translate his improved form to big games.

DaGrubster

@KiwiMurph

Like a couple of other positions, there are options but with little test experience, we can’t be sure of how they will perform at test level.

Of course if Ryan can get the forward pack humming (and no reason why he won’t) then it will make the outside backs look like a million bucks!

Canes4life

Richard Knowler runs his eye over who’s in contention for the ABs at the link below.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350247085/all-blacks-barometer-whos-contention-ahead-tests-against-england

Victor Meldrew

@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Of course if Ryan can get the forward pack humming (and no reason why he won’t)

Has a good base to work from and knows those players well. A few gaps at 4 & 5 and poss. some issues at 2 but you'd expect the forwards will continue their upward trajectory. Just hope he's not too conservative

DaGrubster

@Victor-Meldrew

With the quality of the forward pack, hopefully the lack of experience at lock can be hidden this year for the most part.

Bones

I'd like to see what they can do with IWL in the AB environment. He's playing his guts out this year, seems to have a different attitude to previous years.

Canes4life

@Bones Laidlaw seems to be getting those quieter guys out of their shells off the field and it seems to be bringing the best out of them on it. Guys like IWL and Aumua have definitely stepped up this year.

sparky

@Canes4life Knowles not far away but his selections at Lock are eccentric.

Bovidae

Paul Cully names his 23 to play England.

B Barrett
Tele'a
Ioane
J Barrett
Naholo
McKenzie
Perenara
Savea
Blackadder
Finau
Vaa'i
S Barrett (c)
Lomax
Taylor
de Groot

Aumua
Tuʻungafasi
Newell
Tuipulotu
Papalii
Ratima
Lienert-Brown
Reece

MN5

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Paul Cully names his 23 to play England.

B Barrett
Tele'a
Ioane
J Barrett
Naholo
McKenzie
Perenara
Savea
Blackadder
Finau
Vaa'i
S Barrett (c)
Lomax
Taylor
de Groot

Aumua
Tuʻungafasi
Newell
Tuipulotu
Papalii
Ratima
Lienert-Brown
Reece

The myth grows stronger…….what has Papalii done wrong ?

Canes4life

@Bovidae Lol B Barrett at fullback, no thanks. R Love all day of the week for me. Atm I would go with the below knowing that a few guys still have to come in.

All Blacks 1st XV for me is:

De Groot
Taylor
Lomax
Barrett
Tuipolotu (Vaa'i does nothing for me)
Finau
Papali'i
Savea
Perenara
McKenzie
Telea
Barrett
Ioane
Narawa
Love

All Blacks 2nd XV for me atm is:

Numia
Aumua
Williams
Delany
Walker-Leawere
Blackadder
Lakai
Iose
Ratima
Barrett
Naholo
Poihipi
Proctor
Reece
Stevenson

AB XV:

Bower
Taukei'aho
Tu'ungafasi
Darry
Vaa'i
Flanders
Harmon
Sotutu
Fakatava
Cameron
Clarke
Tupaea
Leinert-Brown
Tavatavanawai
Sullivan

Machpants

Also Taylor? Nope not even playing.

Certainly wouldn't be in 14, bizarre that telea is at hooker. We're not in the fucking NH Cully, we count from 1 upwards

MN5

@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Also Taylor? Nope not even playing.

Certainly wouldn't be in 14, bizarre that telea is at hooker. We're not in the fucking NH Cully, we count from 1 upwards

Hmmmmmm depends how De Groot is under the high ball I guess……

African Monkey

@MN5 Blackadder only needs to play 52 mins a year which propels him above everyone else.

It does make me laugh how he just has to be breathing and he automatically commands an ABs spot.

Bovidae

There are definitely some contentious selections. Cully expects Robertson to go with experience, hence the selection of BB. Someone will need to be the backup 1st 5, and that isn't Love.

If you are picking on form de Groot doesn't get selected.

The Silver Fern

All Blacks 2024